University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Somerset, PA
posted 3 days ago
UPMC Somerset is seeking a casual Surgical Technologist to support our Operating Room and GI departments! This role will work from 6:45am to 3:15pm with the opportunity for additional hours supporting the on-call needs of the department. The Surgical Technologist will work under the direct supervision of a Clinician to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures in a specific service. This includes coordinating instrumentation, equipment, and supplies to ensure proper use and availability for quality patient service. The role involves performing advanced tasks on a regular basis in an operating room that assist the surgical team, working on complex surgical procedures within at least three surgical specialties. Responsibilities include arranging sterile setups for surgical procedures, passing instruments, sponges, and sutures to surgeons and surgical assistants, preparing sterile supplies, assisting in cleanup of the operating room, checking placement and operation of equipment, and restocking the operating room. During surgical procedures, the Surgical Technologist may be responsible for special trays, grafting materials, and recording patient data, ensuring accountability for instrumentation, equipment, and supplies to guarantee quality patient service. Candidates will be placed in the appropriate title based on individual experience. The Surgical Technologist career ladder starting rates are as follows: Surgical Technologist: $17.91, Surgical Technologist, Int.: $18.71, Surgical Technologist, Sr.: $20.31. This position requires teaching both skill and theoretical principles to new employees and students, efficiently passing instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgical assistants during surgery, and assuming responsibility under the direction of the Clinician for all repairs, ordering, and maintenance of supplies, equipment, lasers, and instrumentation related to the specialty service. The Surgical Technologist will also assist the Clinician in supervising the use of supplies and equipment for patient care and safety in all procedures. Before an operation, the Surgical Technologist helps prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. They will demonstrate initiative in problem-solving related to patient and technical issues that contribute to the improvement of the Operating Room function and operation. The role includes coordinating day-to-day supervision of the surgical technicians, serving as the Lead on daily shifts to resolve/answer any questions or issues, and teaching both skill and theoretical principles to new employees and students. Additionally, the Surgical Technologist prepares patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and ensuring aseptic incision sites, may transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes. They will scrub, secure additional supplies as required, maintain asepsis in the Operating Room, select and sterilize instruments, set up for surgical procedures, hand the surgeon instruments and sutures, and store equipment and instruments. After surgery, they may help transfer patients to the recovery room, clean and restock the operating room, and ensure a clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique. The Surgical Technologist serves as a resource to other staff members and assists the head nurse by precepting students and new employees.